Kitchens

[Scholesfan]

We went to view a property today after being trumped by cash buyers on a different property earlier in the week.

We really like the one we seen today, however the only real negative is the kitchen is very old and not fit for purpose of modern family life.

It's a narrow galley type kitchen that's 4m x 2m with a door to garden at the end and door to lounge a quarter of the way up. It was advertised as a built in fridge/freezer however it's a single fridge with an ice box inside!

What's the approx cost from experience of a replacement kitchen?

We'd be looking at budget units, laminate work tops, tiled backsplash and tiled floor. Not much in the way of electricals/gas/lighting would need to change.

We basically just want a budget kitchen that's useable, while we do other projects for the next couple of years. 2nd hand isnt an option, were based in the NW.

Thanks

I'm looking at replacing our kitchen which is a similar size, price obviously depends on spec of units/worktop/appliances and whether you are fitting yourselves or getting someone in.
We're probably going with IKEA, you can plan in 3d and price up on their website. We're looking at about £5k (roughly £3500 for units & wood worktops, £1500 for integrated appliances). They don't give you a fitting cost when you plan it online, but there's a pricelist on the website, so I reckon about £2k for them to fit ours from that. Having less drawers and more cupboards would cut the cost down a bit, and we've chosen mid-price doors and there are cheaper ones available.
I'm not sure how much tiling would be. Sheet vinyl might be a cheap alternative if it's only for a few years (plus less likely to break a plate of you are clumsy like me )

I agree, you should be able to do it for £6k if you go for IKEA, which is absolutely fine.

Fine quality wise I mean

Well we've got a kotch which is 3m x 5m and we're having a larder and built in double oven and microwave. Hob. Extractor. Pull out pan drawers. Belfast sink. Built in bin storage and it was £4070. Our solid oak worktops which we had to get 4m and 2 x 2m as we're doing a small utility type for our freestanding stuff was £600.

If you don't want any fancy fittings or larders and built in bins and some laminate I reckon you could do it for 4k maybe a bit under.

We went with DIY kitchen and. Ours is a shaker kitchen

Diy kitchens have a planner so you you can plan yourself and see the costs of units and worktops. Expect to be lower than high Street though

£4-6k seems doable.

Is the consensus that IKEA are the better choice for 'high street' budget kitchens?

DIY Kitchens are supposed to be very good but there's been some kind of issue with their supply recently - I've seen a few threads on here recently about poor experiences, with delayed orders, although it may be resolved now / by the time you order.
I like seeing the product before ordering so IKEA is my personal preference.

My husband hates ikea he's a plumber. No service gap so need to fit the units away from the wall which can be annoying

It does mean IKEA has extra internal cupboard space though. You can cut holes for the pipes, or reroute the pipes under the units. If you fit them away from the wall you can order extra deep worktops (I'm considering this as we don't have a huge length of worktop so a deeper one might be useful).

I went to look around the DIY Kitchen showroom (only about 1hrs drive from where we live so worth it) and was very impressed with the quality. Better than Wren and much better than IKEA, I would say.

If all you are doing is replacing like for like with minor changes and are comfortable designing your own, I would definitely go with them. The delivery issues they have been having is due to them installing an additional production line in their factory, which has caused some disruption in production, particularly of the painted units. But I was assured that they would be back to full prodiction and delivery by the beginning of August.

We didn't go with them in the end (as I opted to get a local carpenter to do an Knock off Neptune kitchen instead) but would certainly choose them over the likes of Wren or Howdens.